Phil knows how to handle talent, manage the egos and get the most out of them. There's no disputing that. So why you'd run over that with someone like D'Antoni instead is still completely beyond me.

It was a en ego play. Jerry and the Lakers brass didn't want to come crawling back to Phil to save them again. So they went the opposite direction of proven success - and now their giant investment is following suit.

Phil knows how to handle talent, manage the egos and get the most out of them. There's no disputing that. So why you'd run over that with someone like D'Antoni instead is still completely beyond me.

It was a en ego play. Jerry and the Lakers brass didn't want to come crawling back to Phil to save them again. So they went the opposite direction of proven success - and now their giant investment is following suit.

LeBron has One ring without those guys...oh yeah never mind Pat was there

But seriously,I HATE D'Antoni and still..we haven't seen Gasol play well until the past week and a half. They have only played together (The Big 4) 12 games.Now Kobe has DEAD legs and needs a BREAK honestly(D'Antoni's fault) and our bench has some problems that aren't entirely due to coaching.

I do think Larry Brown was the PERFECT choice beyond Phil.Dwight as Ben WallacePau as Rasheed( not as defensive minded, but a comparable talent)Metta as Prince(I thought Ebanks may be able to fill that role as a rookie Prince)Kobe as Rip( curls to get open mid -range jumpers FT line extended down)Nash as Chauncey( hitting Big shots and putting everyone in place)

When we got Mike D, I thought "this clown just got chased out of NY" and his style never won. But then I thought, if Kobe and Dwight was on those teams they would have won.I also thought, How many times can Phil bail us out?

So at some point we can blame D'Antoni but we can't keep depending on ONE guy, it does become a power struggle for a proud ownership group.

Phil knows how to handle talent, manage the egos and get the most out of them. There's no disputing that. So why you'd run over that with someone like D'Antoni instead is still completely beyond me.

It was a en ego play. Jerry and the Lakers brass didn't want to come crawling back to Phil to save them again. So they went the opposite direction of proven success - and now their giant investment is following suit.

If personal feelings influence your decision making to the point where it hurts your franchise, then maybe you shouldn't be in charge and that's to Jim, Jerry, whoever. It doesn't matter. Grow the eff up.

YOU DON'T PASS ON A MAN WITH ELEVEN RINGS FOR A PROVEN FAILURE OF A COACH.

Ohh it's a deep burn thinking that we could have had PJ for another couple of years. Even if we didn't get anywhere this year, we'd get a full training camp next year... Oh well, I guess we have to try and let it go, and hope D'antoni quits.